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Integrated front-end passive equalizer and method thereof

US7924113B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2009
Grant dateApr 12, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 4, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/30111
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A passive equalizer circuit incorporated at a front-end of an integrated receiver circuit uses passive components that are distributed between inside and outside of an integrated circuit package. The passive equalizer circuit has off-chip components that are placed on a printed circuit board and on-chip components that are fabricated on a common integrated circuit die as a receiver chip. The on-chip components include one or more variable resistors for adjusting a degree of equalization. The off-chip components include one or more resistors for fine tuning input impedance matching of the integrated receiver circuit.

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